Step Three: Apply a second coat of the Modern Masters Copper Reactive Metallic Paint, and while the paint is still wet, spray on the Modern Masters Green Patina Aging Solution. It’s best to work in small sections at a time, first painting and then spraying one section before moving on to the next.

Here’s a shot of the lamp base, this time with the wet patina solution on it, plus some extra copper paint droplets I added to give the base some texture.

I was totally playing at this point, and that is what makes this step so much fun: there’s no way to screw this up!

Here’s the final patina finish once everything was dry:

I love this look so much!

Here’s a before-and-after of the lamp finial:

This lamp finial went from sad to rad! There are times when I stand on my toes to admire it. Who does that? Who admires a lamp finial? Over and over again? I do!

The long neck of the lamp looks almost like aged copper piping:

I took these photographs in our library, where this lamp resides. I love this copper patina finish in a room primarily full of black bookcases and colorful book covers!

Here’s another before-and-after shot:

This floor lamp has taken on a “pipe” look just by giving it a new “old” finish! So cool!

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Pet Scribbles is where I share my craft tutorials, home and garden projects, and occasional stories about my cats. I can never have enough pretty craft paints to work with, and I love to make things look time-worn with distressing and aging. Gardening is my therapy!

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